Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-04

~ sne wsJ - nn0lher % essnrs . seeo1d
tern. He also p0inss sut the fsss that
no sseond ssFm h tie Presidency has
bssn entirety saaisfsssoEy sisbsr 20 me
maa wkO kaa ssrursd n - 10 tie pso-
pc. Ths sssond tara u Prssidens
AopFos mag possibly Be- regarded - Al
szosvtion 10 this rule. BAT Il isssEtaiuiy
fhseniy terra that may b regardsd - ~
sntirs sasosss.
wsahingtan. aiihsugh tie hrst Press
dent % aeespa . second tars, mads 10
Effort 70 sbtsin H. His desire 70 retire
81 lbs end Of his arst tsrn vas unqsss-
tioDshly sincere and be afssFwnEd had
reason 70 regret that be did not persist
h bis intention 70 rstirs 70 private life
sfssg having served for four ysGFs e. TIE
ehisf exeoutfvs. Daring his ssoond
term be vas made Tie target for severe
asd malignant attacks On tie part Of
Jefferson and others vhieh embitteFsd
TIE closing years ef bis life. He vas
tsaduoed - few prominsnt chafassera
10 American politics have been ira
duosd, vas accused Of the most con-
tsmptibls dishonesty, and US hsld %
- the mosi eerrupt Of men. Tns four
pears Of bis sscosd term wsrs osFtainIy
MOI the happisst period Of his life.
Adams, the SUCCESSOR Of Washington,
intrigued unFsmittinaIy for q second
isFm and vas 90 ehaREinsd 81 net -
euriag 10 that he stole quietly away
from she Capital, refusing 70 sxtend 70
his successor the eOursesiss which pre-
csdans - we'll a. dsosuey required.
jefferson devoted the greater portion
Of his nEst term 70 intEigaes for the paf-
pose Of procuring q second. He vas Q
most consciousness spokesman and biz
pehey was shaped almosa entiFely for
his own a9Rrnndizsmsnt. His second
term. like that u Washington, how
ever, vas an determination 10 him and
wss msds burden By Ne troubles with
GFeas Britain which eslnainatsd during
shs next prssidsstial term 10 the out
break Of tbs var Of 1914 Madison en-
sFted himself 10 secure the second term
durinR which Wsshinetsn YES captured
By the British and during vhish be
Vas compelled 70 fee inmost undigni-
Esd haste from the doomed Capital.
hoEFoe's secood term passed without
any especially unpleasant incident and
vas unquestionabls the most successful
second ssrm In our history.
John Quincy Adams made Q des-
perats bat unavailinR effort 70 secure 9
second term and, like his father. vas 30
ohagFiDed 81 his failure that be retired
without receiving or oOantenaneine his
successor.
Jackson entered Office pledged not to
accept second term-s pledge which
be most eonysnisntly forgot. Van
Barren, bis sucoesssE, intrigued anFs-
mittinely for . ssoond term, secured =
renomination and was Overwhelmingly
defeated. he never fully recovered
from this defeat and IL embitssred his
whole 9 fteF life.
Harrisoa died one month after his In
anRuration and before his policy had
become apparent, but Tyler. Who sue
eeeded him, labored most painfully to
secure q second term. only to be ruth
lessly thrust aside by the Democratic
party. Polk streve for a second term
and failed 10 secure q denomination.
Taylor died during the Hrst year Of his
term aud was succeeded by Fillmore,
who surrendered both principles and
opinions in bis struggle for the second
term which be failed 10 seoars. Pierce
msde desperate bat unavailiaR effort
to secure . seoond term, a. did poor,
weak Buchanan, who. seeing the &c
sendaney Of Douglas in the councils Of
the Northern Democracy. pandered to
the slavery and disnniOn sentiments Of
the south until be lest the respect OF
himself A. we'll as Of everybody else.
LineOln's anxiety for q second term
was well known. He was AyeFse 10 lay
ing down q task which be had bat half
completed and be made every effort 10
secure . denomination and re election.
His solicitude on this psint was appar-
entity due. not 90 much 70 ambition. as
70 . settled conviction that bis Fe-elec-
tion vas, undeF the circumstances then
existing. an almost imperative neses-
atty. The Judgment Of the present vim,
dicates The course OF Lincoln in insist
Ing upoa q second tsrm. Lineoln'a
second term. however, was she cause Of
bis DEATH Only . few days more than
. month after hIa second Inauguration
he fell victim 70 the assassin's bullet,
Had be retired 81 the end Of his Arss
term. be woald probably have lived fos
many years and wOald still have passed
into history ~ one Of the greatest ag,
ures Of she nineteenth censnry-as the
one whom Americans Of all shades Of
opinion are fast IeaEnine 70 look upon
- the Immortal emsasipAtoE.
Gran. eagerly desired the second
term, which vas much amhistered By
the BelknAp, Credit MObileE and whis.
hey ring exposures. Hayes entered the
white Hoase pledged net 20 aooeps .
second 1erm-a pledge which be Revsr
showed The slightest disposition 10
break. As George Alfred Eownssad
says OF him, ~Haycs did nothing what
ever 10 achieve FenominAaion. He 81
least meant uhai be said. and. though
eavilsrs may aileRe that be could not
have eot The denomination IL be wanted
Il be did noe move hand 81 foot 30 get
q. baa. On the contrary. be allowed bis
Secretary o. tbe Treasury. Mr.. sAsr
NAN. 10 make en- open campaign for the
sucoeasiou, something that never hap
peued before In The arss term Of any
man" Arthar's futile attempt 10 scare
q ssoond tern Is tso fresA In The pablio
mind 10 require recoanting.
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